How To Install postgresql-15-hypopg on Debian 12

Learn how to install postgresql-15-hypopg on Debian 12 with this tutorial. postgresql-15-hypopg is PostgreSQL extension adding support for hypothetical indexes.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-hypopg on Debian 12.

What is postgresql-15-hypopg

postgresql-15-hypopg is:

An hypothetical, or virtual, index is an index that doesn’t really exists, and thus doesn’t cost CPU, disk or any resource to create. They’re useful to know if specific indexes can increase performance for problematic queries, since you can know if PostgreSQL will use these indexes or not without having to spend resources to create them.

There are three methods to install postgresql-15-hypopg on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install postgresql-15-hypopg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-hypopg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install postgresql-15-hypopg

Install postgresql-15-hypopg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-hypopg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install postgresql-15-hypopg

Install postgresql-15-hypopg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install postgresql-15-hypopg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install postgresql-15-hypopg

How To Uninstall postgresql-15-hypopg on Debian 12

To uninstall only the postgresql-15-hypopg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove postgresql-15-hypopg

Uninstall postgresql-15-hypopg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall postgresql-15-hypopg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove postgresql-15-hypopg

Remove postgresql-15-hypopg Configurations and Data

To remove postgresql-15-hypopg configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge postgresql-15-hypopg

Remove postgresql-15-hypopg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove postgresql-15-hypopg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postgresql-15-hypopg

Dependencies

postgresql-15-hypopg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install postgresql-15-hypopg package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.